Introduction

Sustainability leadership has become a strategic imperative as organisations face increasing expectations around environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and ethical governance. Leaders are required to move beyond compliance and embed sustainability into core business strategy, decision-making, and organisational culture. Corporate responsibility now plays a central role in managing risk, strengthening reputation, and supporting long-term organisational resilience. This Sustainability Leadership and Corporate Responsibility training course addresses how leaders can guide their organisations toward responsible growth while balancing economic performance with societal and environmental impact.

The course provides a structured understanding of sustainability leadership, corporate social responsibility, and the ESG framework. It explores how stakeholder engagement, ethics, and governance underpin sustainable performance and how organisations can align sustainability initiatives with global expectations such as the Sustainable Development Goals. Participants gain practical insight into translating sustainability concepts into actionable governance and leadership practices.

Key Learning Outcomes

At the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

Training Methodology

This training course adopts an interactive, practice-focused learning approach that combines facilitated instruction, applied discussion, and experiential activities. Participants explore sustainability and corporate responsibility scenarios through group exercises and guided analysis, strengthening their ability to apply concepts directly within organisational and governance contexts.

Sustainability Leadership and Corporate Responsibility

Who Should Attend?

This training course is ideal for professionals seeking to…

  • Senior and emerging leaders with sustainability responsibilities
  • Governance, compliance, and risk professionals
  • CSR and sustainability managers
  • Strategy and organisational development leaders
  • Public and private sector decision-makers
  • Professionals involved in stakeholder engagement and reporting

Course Outline

Day 1

Leading and Managing for a Sustainable Future

  • Planet Earth – a fact sheet
  • The three pillars of sustainability
  • What is the business case for sustainability
  • The key competencies of sustainable and transformational leaders
  • Understanding the ESG Framework
Day 2

Stakeholder Analysis and Management

  • Overview of stakeholder engagement and management
  • Key tools for stakeholder management (Register, Matrix, Strategy)
  • Improving stakeholder communications
  • The stakeholder influence process (Agreement & Trust)
  • Stakeholder Management mistakes that you should avoid
Day 3

CSR and Corporate Citizenship

  • Understanding Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
  • The business case for CSR
  • Corporate citizenship and organisational image
  • Important cultural differences
  • Understanding the concept of capacity-building
Day 4

SDGs, Ethics, and Governance

  • The Sustainable Development Goals for 2030
  • An introduction to ethics and corporate governance
  • Ethics and Leadership
  • The Trolley Problem and governance
  • The five ethical paradigms  
Day 5

Sustainability Best Practices and ESV

  • What are the world’s best organisations doing?
  • Employer-supported volunteering (ESV)
  • Treating people fairly in your organisation
  • Developing and presenting the case for sustainability in your organisation
  • Personal Action Planning (PAP)

International Standards & Professional Alignment

Our training courses are aligned with internationally recognised professional standards and frameworks across leadership, strategy, finance, governance, risk, compliance, and audit. By integrating globally trusted models, we ensure learners develop practical, relevant, and industry-recognised capabilities.

Our trainings draw on leading international standards and professional frameworks, including ISO, ISACA, COSO, OECD, IIA, FATF, Basel, IFRS/ISSB, GRI, NIST, CPD, ILM and the OECD AI Principles. This alignment ensures consistency with global best practices across financial management, risk oversight, digital governance, sustainability, and strategic decision-making..

Designed in alignment with globally recognised professional bodies, our courses support continuous professional development, strengthen organisational capability, and provide clear pathways toward professional certifications valued worldwide.

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FAQs

Sustainability leadership enables organisations to balance performance with social and environmental responsibility. This training course helps leaders align sustainability initiatives with governance, risk management, and long-term value creation.  

The training course explains CSR as a structured organisational responsibility linked to ethics, governance, and stakeholder expectations. Participants learn how CSR supports reputation, trust, and sustainable performance.  

Yes, the course introduces the ESG framework and its relevance to governance and decision-making. It also connects sustainability leadership to global priorities such as the Sustainable Development Goals.  

Stakeholder engagement is a central theme of the training course. Participants learn tools and approaches to identify, communicate with, and manage stakeholders effectively in sustainability initiatives.  

Participants gain the ability to support sustainability governance, strengthen CSR practices, and lead initiatives that enhance organisational resilience, credibility, and long-term success.

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